• In financial markets, there are certain price levels that are more significant than others with regards to the amount of supply and demand that exists at them

• In financial markets, prices are always doing one of three things. They are either going up, going down, or staying the same

• I use a process and methodology that has been developed over twenty years in order to identify these levels and price trends

• An understanding and awareness of these levels and trends will add Alpha to almost any investment strategy

• I do not utilize many of the traditional Technical Analysis Techniques such as Gann Theory or Elliot Waves and believe they belong in the realm of Bigfoot and UFOs…fun to talk about but hardly credible

• My philosophy and method is based on experience, common sense, and logic. I spent almost two decades trading illiquid securities and this background has me the ability to recognize and identify these levels and trends

The following are important dynamics to consider in the S&P 500 Economic Sector SPDRs:

S&P 500 - Despite all of the hysteria about a ‘Trade War’, the SPYs were flat this week.

Technology - The XLKs are testing and may be breaking an important level. There is support around the $71 level because it was the previous all-time high in March.

Financials - The XLFs have been range bound since March, but now they are approaching the lower side of the range.

Healthcare - The XLVs have been consolidating around the $85 level since breaking their recent uptrend.

Consumer Discretionary - The XLYs have been consolidating between $110-112 after breaking their recent uptrend.

Industrials - The XLIs have been trending lower since failing at resistance around the $76.50 level.

Consumer Staples - The XLPs are consolidating above the important $50 level. This level was the low in 2016, and the top of the range throughout 2015.

Energy - The XLEs failed at $78 after becoming overbought in mid-May. This is the same level that they found resistance at in January.

Materials - The XLBs are trending lower after breaking support at the $60 level. There was support there because it was the top in April and May.

Utilities - The XLUs have been consolidating between $49 – 51 since the middle of May. They are now testing the top of the range.

S&P 500 – Despite all of the hysteria about a ‘Trade War’, the SPYs were flat this week. They have been consolidating after becoming overbought and running into resistance around the $280 level. There is resistance there because it was the top in March. The lows this year have been around the $260 level. The recent all-time high in late January was around the $286 level.

Technology – The XLKs are testing and may be breaking an important level. There is support around the $71 level because it was the previous all-time high in March. If this level breaks it will bring the broader markets lower. This sector is 28% of the S&P 500 makeup.

Financials – The XLFs have been range bound since March, but now they are approaching the lower side of the range. The last three times they traded down to levels around $26.80, in late March / early April, and then again twice in May, they rallied. Friday’s close was $27.07. This sector is 14% of the S&P 500 makeup.

Healthcare – The XLVs have been consolidating around the $85 level since breaking their recent uptrend. If they go higher here will probably be some resistance around the $86.50 level because it was the top in February and March. There is support around $84 because it was the top of the recent range. This sector is 14% of the S&P 500.

Consumer Discretionary – The XLYs have been consolidating between $110-112 after breaking their recent uptrend. The recent lows in February and April were around the $98 level. This sector is 13% of the S&P 500.

Industrials – The XLIs have been trending lower since failing at resistance around the $76.50 level. This had been the top since mid-April. They are now oversold and approaching levels that were support previously. The recent lows in November, February, and early May were around the $71 level. There will probably be a bounce soon. This sector is 10% of the S&P 500.

Consumer Staples – The XLPs are consolidating above the important $50 level. This level was the low in 2016, and the top of the range throughout 2015. It was also the top throughout May and early June. This sector is 7% of the S&P 500.

Energy - The XLEs failed at $78 after becoming overbought in mid-May. This is the same level that they found resistance at in January. They also hit resistance and rolled over at this level in December of 2016. They just found support again around $74, which was also the low at the end of May. There is support here because it the top in late April. Now they are in the middle of that range. This sector is 6% of the S&P 500.

Materials - The XLBs are trending lower after breaking support at the $60 level. There was support there because it was the top in April and May. They are trading at the same levels that they found a low at last month so they may rebound a little. This sector is 3% of the S&P 500.

Utilities – The XLUs have been consolidating between $51 - 49 since the middle of May. They are now testing the top of the range. $49 has been the bottom of the range since March. This sector is 3% of the S&P 500.

Mark has nearly two decades of experience in the institutional investment management industry as a professional securities trader. Before founding Bulls Head, he spent more than 15 years as the Head Trader at three different institutional hedge fund and money management groups, all of which exceed or exceeded more than $1 billion dollars in managed assets. His experience also includes trading directly for two of the best money managers in the history of the industry, Mario Gabelli and Steven A. Cohen.

Mark is a member of the Market Technicians Association and has held the Chartered Market's Technician Certification (CMT) since 2002. He earned a Masters Degree in Finance at New York University, and a Bachelors in Economics at the University of Connecticut. Contact him at Markputrino@gmail.com